Get the Best Pressure Possible Are you going crazy or is your water stream really waning? If each shower seems a little weaker or every dish is harder to rinse – you might be dealing with weak water pressure. Alternatively, banging pipes, leaky taps and a constantly...
Top Reasons Why Your Water Could Be Cloudy You’re parched, you grab a crystal clear glass from the cabinet and turn on your faucet. As you fill your glass you notice something is off. Your water is cloudy and it looks almost like a glass of milk if you squint hard...
The Benefits of Installing a Water Softener Hard water can make it difficult to fully clean yourself, rack up a plumbing repairs bill and ruin your dishes and clothes. Over time, it can stop up your plumbing, build up scale and scum in your shower and create a layer...
How Your Toilet Stays Connected to Your Drain and Floor Your toilet flange, also known as a closet flange, is an essential pipe fitting located where your toilet and floor meet. This ring shaped fitting is used to connect your drain pipe to the inside of your toilet....
Decide if a Bidet is Right for Your Home The United States is starting to join many other regions of the world in using a bidet. A bidet is a plumbing appliance that sprays a stream of water to help you clean yourself after using the restroom. It’s been commonly used...
How to Keep Your Kitchen Drain Working Correctly No one likes a stuffed and stinky trash can. It’s so tempting to just send all of your food scraps straight down the drain, especially if you have a garbage disposal. However, your disposal isn’t invincible. Just...
What is now as simple as pulling a lever was once a very involved process. Taking out a full pot of waste or using communal city privies was the reality for many people for hundreds of years. Even the invention of the first flushing toilet did very little to change...
You step into your warm shower and start your daily routine. You lather your hair with shampoo but then something goes wrong. The hot water stops flowing and you're stuck with cold water to rinse your hair. Gritting your teeth through the frigid shower, you try to...
Hot water heaters are one of the many fixtures in your home that you can use every day without fully knowing how it works. The core functions of water heaters are easy to understand but with lots of pieces and multiple types, it can be hard to remember the details....
Water heaters come in all shapes and sizes. You could have one with a tank or one without a tank. Your home or apartment probably has its own tank but some renters might have a shared water heater with their neighbors. Your water heater is more than likely tucked away...
When you’re walking the aisles of your grocery store searching for your favorite toilet paper brand, you might notice the variety of wipes stocked on the same aisle. Many of those brands advertise their wipes as flushable, promising they’ll eventually break down in...
Spring is finally here and it’s time to start taking advantage of the warm weather. You’ll need your water hose back on before you can wash your car, give your dog a bath or water your garden. Hopefully you took all the precautions to winterize your pipes and turned...
With the winter season in full swing, you’ve probably made some efforts to winterize your home. You could reseal your windows and doors, clean out your chimney or replace your roof materials. One of the most important steps you can take to protect your home...
Your kitchen sink is probably one of the most well-used appliances in your home. From cleaning dishes, washing hands and straining food, your sink sees a lot of action throughout the years. When it’s time to replace your existing sink, you might consider doing...
For new construction and remodeling projects, you might hear the term “rough-in” thrown around. While common in the construction and general trade world, you might be new to it as a homeowner. By understanding what it means to plan for rough-in plumbing, you...
Learn About Your Home’s Plumbing and How it Affects You Do you know how your Richmond home’s plumbing systems work? Most homeowners would say “no”. While you might know some of the basics of plumbing, most people don’t get a chance to see the system of...
We all use our household dishes. It seems like a simple fact, but we use plates, utensils, cups and everything in-between for almost all our meals. That means at some point, we’ve all had the dishonor of washing those dishes. While most of us hate taking...
When it comes to heating the water in your home, you have two types of heaters to choose from: the traditional storage water heater, and the relatively new tankless water heater. Many people sing the praises of both, and equally find many problems with each type. It...
Whether you’re renting an apartment in downtown Richmond, moving into a new Chesterfield home, or have lived in your Midlothian house for decades, you always need to upkeep your living space. While we normally keep up with our home’s air filters and light bulbs, most...
Even though the spigot leak is outside, it’s crucial to fix because it can eventually waste a ton of water and damage the foundation of your house. Whether the spigot is leaking when the water is turned on or off, fixing the problem turns out to be pretty simple....